Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) plans to implement several key initiatives such as expansion of securities lending and borrowing, margin trading and omnibus accounts, to boost its market infrastructure following the emerging market classification, sa

Foreign funds are flowing into the UAE and Qatar as those markets prepare to be upgraded by global equity index compilers this year - but so far only a few top blue chips are benefiting much, a Reuters study of trading data shows.

Foreign ownership limits in Qatar and the UAE, may stand in the way of the Gulf states' gaining emerging market status from index compiler MSCI, an executive said on Wednesday.
Manuel Rensink, regional head of MSCI, said he was 'ge